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FORM B·- BUII;QING In Area no. Form no.
MASSA.CHUSETTS HISTORICAL CO?'>1MISSro:.;

Office 01 t he Secretary, State House, Boston
'T'')\vn "1arlborough
Main & Prospect Sts,
arne
Old High School & Jr. H .S.
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resent use CETA officeg in several
ooms; otherwige vacant
City of Marlborough
1897
Source inser iption over .3 ide en tJ
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Style Colonia\ Revival
4. l\lap. Draw sketch of UI1QI v b
in relation to nearest cross streets and

other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric red brick
Outbuildings (describe)
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Other features 3 -3 tor y, rec tangular
plan with 2 gabled o9vilion3. Hipp
roof. Rece3~ed entranceg with
Altered Date
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Moved Date
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5, Lot size:
One acre or less x Over one acr e
Approximate frontage_2_0_0_' _
Approximate distance of building from st r e e
125'
N 6. Recorded by Harr i e t \Yh i t e
Organization MAPC
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t Date 9/27/78
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INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET ty :
Corranuni Forrn No:
Hudson
MASSA01USETTS HISTORICAL C(}.MISSI~
Office of the Secretary, Boston
Property Name: Old R.S & Jr. H. S I
Indicateeach item on inventory form which is being continuedbelov ,
Other features:
coffered ceilings. Semi-circular arched entrances. BUilding situated on

a low hill. Entrance consist~ of double doors with large semi-circular
fanlights of divided sash. Windows in ranges of 31s with white brick
earred ~urrounds. Applied Ionic pilasters of white brick on pavilions.
Also wide belt band and wide frieze of white brick. Modillion cornice
and modilltons in gable of pavilions. Egg and dart and dentil molding
along cornice. Two massive panelled copper sheathed chi~neys and two
massive panelled brick chimneys. Acroteria and anthemion on some
window lintels. End wall has Palladian window with keystone and
elaborate metal tracery on the inside.
Inscription in stone above one entrance reads I1High Sc hoo L'"; above
other entrance reads 11 Junior High School."
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FORM B - BUII:DING In Area no. Form no.
MASSACHUSETTS _-
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COMMISSION
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own Marlborough
Iddress IV:ain Street
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.' _.~lme Frank D. v'Jalker Build ing
" resent use Marlborough CETA

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Consortium
resent owner City of fl"iarlborougb
scription:
te 1898
Public Record
Federal
-1. I\lap. Draw sketch of building location Architect Charles Edpar Barnes
in relation to nearest cross streets and
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric brick and stone
____ ----J L Outbuildings
Other features
(describe)
Elaborate
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ned iments.
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5. Lot size:
One acre or less __ Over one acre-X..--
Appr oxi mate frontage Joo'

l'N Approximate distance of building from street
75'
6. Recorded bY_,~i~~(-,j
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Organi zat ion >.ar J. t.o ro } 1 :'\1-:;: j no!' :...cpt ..
Date 6/20/79
(over)
37r!.~7-77
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7. Original owner (if known)
Original use
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates kar1boro Jr. riCh ~chool (1960'e) l~~~ ( c \) r c >',.
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8. Themes (check as many as applicable)
Aboriginal Conservation Recreation

Agricultural Education x Religion
Architectural x Exploration/ Science/
The Arts settlement invention
Commerce Industry Social!
Com munication Military humanitarian x
Community development x Political Transportation
9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above)

In 1897, the Planning Committee of Karlborough approved plans
for the construction of a building to be userl as a hi~h school.
Charles L. Bartlett held the office of Mayor at the time,
Charles Ed~ar Barnes was architect, and construction was under
the direction of J.E. ~arren and Co. '1he appropriation was for
~~65,000.
Accord in/?:to Ella Bigelow t " No location In Marlborough could
have been more appropriate and satisfactory than this central
site occupied so many years by the historic buildings of time
past."
The opening and dedication was held on September 10, 1898.

At the dedication, John C. Murphy, School Committee Chairm~
stated " ... This is a beautiful structure strong and symmetrical;
you have every reason to feel proud of the act which conceived
it, of the skill which perfected it and the generosity which
made it possible to realize it."
Currently, the Frank D. Walker Building houses the Marlborough

CETA Consortium, offering employment and counseling to those
in the greater Marlborough area. The building is visually
striking and the grounds are very well-maintained.
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
ear ly maps, etc.)
Historical Reminiscences of Marlborough. Ella Bigelow, 1910 Marlboro
Annual Reports of the City of Marlborough (Marlborough Public Librarv)

FORM B - BUILDING Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
Massachusetts Historical Commission I 70-28 I I Marlborough I I A I 127

80 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Town MarlborollCYb
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Place (neighborhood or village) _
Main Street commercial area
Address 121 Main Street
te the Historic Name FeeleyfPastille Blljldjng

hoto. (O'Halloran? building)
iative here Uses: Present Commercial
Original Commercial
Date of Construction ca 1880's
Source Maps; style
Style/Form Queen Anne
Architect/Builder unknown
Exterior Material:
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Foundation not visible (concrete parged)
s within
sal Wallffrim brick facade: synthetic siding
inventory forms have been completed. Label streets, on sides
including route numbers, if any. Attach a separate Roof not visible
sheet if space is not sufficient here. Indicate north.
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures _
none
Major Alterations (with dates) facade doors
and upper windows replaced
N
Condition fair/CYood
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Moved [ X) no [ ] yes Date ~N~/A~ _
Acreage less than one acre
'~corded by Anne Forbes Setting On main downtown commercial
Organization for Marlboro Hist Comm street Modern metal and ~Jass bllildin~ to F .
Date 3/31/94 small parkin~ lot to west

BUILDING FORM
ARCHITEcrURAL DESCRIPTION [ ] see continuation sheet

Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings
within the community.
One of the better-preserved commercial buildings on Marlboro's Main Street, this narrow brick
store/office block, formerly part of a continuous row of buildings, now stands alone. Three stories
high, its facade consists of two large display windows alternating with two recessed entries at the
first story, and a four-bay symmetrical arrangement of windows at the second and third stories. r
The upper windows, which have stone sills and lintels, have been replaced with l-over-l-sash: some
of what appear to be the original 2-over-2's remain on the sides of the building, however. The
first-story storefront is fairly intact, retaining its configuration of two large plate-glass windows with
wooden surrounds with wooden panels below. Although both doors of the recessed entries have
been replaced, the westernmost still has what appear to be early-twentieth-century narrow sidelights
and a fanlight transom. Ttbe door is a ca. 1905 long glass-paneled type.
The upper facade displays the "panel brick" decoration that was popular, especially in commercial
buildings, in the 1880's and early '90's. Large recessed brick panels fill the wall surface between
the windows, and angled vertical bricks, angled stacked headers, and dentil-like single headers
animate the area below the windows. Brick quoining articulates the building comers at the first
story, and rows of corbeled bricks create a band course between the floors and adorn a brick
parapet at the roofline. At the upper center of the facade is a wide brick wall gable, flanked by
a pair of short, paneled-brick piers.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE [] see continuation sheet

Explain history of the building. Explain its associations with local (or state) history. Include uses of
the building, and the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community.
I
121 Main Street is the smallest of the commercial buildings in the Main Street area to remain from "
the building boom of the 1870's-'80's, and, along with the Temple and Warren Buildings, (NR--
MHC #s 49 and 129), the only survivor of the continuous streetfront of business blocks that once
filled the north side of Main Street from the Devens Street to the McEnelly Street stairs. In its
early days it housed the small hotel and saloon of John Feeley, who later had a fruit and
confectionery store here.
According to the present owner, the building was originally constructed by a member of the
O'Halloran family. In this century it was acquired by the Pastille family, who have maintained a
liquor store here for at least two generations.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES [ ] see continuation sheet
Maps and Atlases: Walker: 1889; Sanboms.

Marlborough Assessor's records.
Marlborough Historical Society: Lapine photograph collection.
Owner's records.
[ X] Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, a

completed National Register Criteria Statement fonn is attached.
Massachusetts Historical Commission I 70-137 II Marlborough II A I 128
80 Boylston Street
Town Marlborough
Address 126-136 Main Street
\ Frank I Sher Building
Present Commercial
Original Commercial
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Date of Construction ca 1920's
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Source Maps; style
Style/Form Modeme
Architect/Builder unknown
Exterior Material:
Sketch Map Foundation nat visible

Draw a map of the area indicating properties within
it. Number each property for which individual Wallffrim brick, glass, metal, ceramic
inventory forms have been completed. Label streets,
including route numbers, if any. Attach a separate Roof nat visible
Dane
Major Alterations (with dates) most doors and
display windows replaced Glass panels re-
moved from some areas (See also Page 2 )
Condition fa_ir _
Moved [ Xl no [ ] yes Date ~N_/~A _
Recorded by Anne Forbes Setting On main downtown commercial
Organization for Marlboro Hist Comm street at comer of Court St Beaux Arts
Date 3/31194 City HaJJ to W : parking to rear and opposite

Massachusetts Historical Commission Community Property Address
80 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116 Marlborough Main Street district
Area(s) Form No(s).
A 64, 80, 81, 86, 98, 99, 112, 113, 105,

106, 120@128, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 155,
173, 183, 184, 185, 192, 193, 194, 208, 209, 473, 504,
805, 900, 901, 902, 906, 911, 912
National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form

Check all that apply:
[ ] Individually eligible [ ] Eligible only in a historic district

[x] Contributing to a potential historic district [1 Potential historic district
Criteria: [x] A [] B [x] C (] D
Criteria Considerations: [] A [J B [] C [] D [J E [] F [] G
Statement of Significance by __ F_o_rb_e_s_I_Sc_b_u_l_er _

The criteria that are checked in the above sections must be justified here.
A potential National Register District, meeting Criteria A and C of the National Register, exists
along Main Street from Exchange Street to Bates Avenue, including short sections of the northern
side streets. This district embodies and articulates the evolution of the community's commercial,
municipal, and institutional history. The Town Common (1660) and the Old Common Cemetery
(1706) are reminiscent of the beginning of this municipality. Most of the other properties in this
district were built in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century and are reflective of the
expanding population and the need for increased housing and space in schools, churches and
municipal buildings. The business and bank blocks are also reminiscent of the economic growth
of the late 1800s and early 1900s. The buildings represent popular building styles from the Federal
Period through the Revivals of the turn of the twentieth century.
Contributing to such a district are the following properties: Thayer Tavern, Loring House, Union
Common, Central Fire Station, City Hall, the second People's National Bank, Marlborough High
School, the Baptist Church, the Old Common Cemetery, the McDonald and Campbell Houses, and
the old Post Office (all eligible individually, as well;) and, eligible as part of a district: the
Wasbington St. School, three monuments--the Soldiers' Monument, the Doughboy and the
Volunteer, the John Brown Bell, three other churches and related buildings--the Union
Congregational, Immaculate Conception and Sts. Anargyroi--the Immaculate Conception rectory,
school, and convent, and several commercial buildings, including 121, 126-136, 195-205 Main, both
People's National Banks, the First National Bank, and the Marlborough Savings Bank, the Corey
Building, the Addison and Middleton Blocks, the Rice Building, 7/9 Mechanic Street, and the
White City Diner. A few residences on the associated side streets would also be eligible as part
of this district, including 28, 36, 70 and 73 Bolton Street, 41 and 47 Mechanic, and 105-116
Washington Street.
BUILDING FORM
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION [ ] see continuation sheet

In spite of its altered condition, this long one-story, six-store block is significant as the only
representative on Main Street of the Moderne style, which was popular during the 1930's and '40's
in new commercial areas, and, as here, in infill buildings on older commercial streets. The building,
which appears to be shown on maps as early as 1929, may have had its distinctive Carrarra-glass-
paneled fronts added a decade or so later. (Photos show that the glass panels extended the length
of the building at one time.) Each of the six storefronts here consists of one or two large plate-glass
display windows and a recessed entry.
The paneled and bracketed wood detailing of the eastern section, which contains two stories, is I
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apparently a relatively recent alteration. The easternmost entry, at #126 Main, has a wooden door
with a large glass light, and transom above. The door and windows at #128 Main are new.
Many changes were made to this building in the 1930's or 1940's, and the western section utilizes
some of the experimental materials typical of those decades. Here the plate glass display windows
have metal surrounds, and are supported on bases faced with large pseudo-stone ceramic panels of
granite-like appearance. Decorative sheet-metal gratings provide ventilation between the panels.
Above the storefronts of this section the building is sheathed with opaque black Carrarra glass
panels. The storefront at #130 has a door identical to that at #126, #132 has a glass and metal
replacement door, and at #134 the window, door, and surrounds have all been replaced. The store
at #136 Main is larger than the others: here the entry is recessed between two large display
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windows of the same design as those at #s 130 and 132 Main. J

Explain history of the building. Explain its associations with local (or state) history. Include uses of the
building, and the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community.
The six-store Frank Sher Building is an example of one type of "infill" building that was constructed
in Marlborough in the latter part of the early modern period. Instead of the tall blocks that in the
late nineteenth century had been built with storefronts on the first floor, and flats or offices above,
by the 1920's and later, Marlborough's commercial areas were filling with small-scale stores, many
of them clustered together in one-story buildings such as this.
Maps and Atlases: Sanborns from 1929.

Marlborough Historical Society: Moineau Photo Collection.
[ X] Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, a

completed National Register Criteria Statement [orm is attached.
80 Boylston Street
Area(s) Form No(s).
A 64, 80, 81, 86, 98, 99, 112, 113, 105,

106, 120, 127,dlID 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 155,
173, 183, 184, 185, 192, 193, 194, 208, 209, 473, 504,
805, 900, 901, 902, 906, 911, 912


[x] Contributing to a potential historic district [] Potential historic district
Criteria: [x] A [] B [x] C [] D
Criteria Considerations: [] A [] B [] C [] D [] E [] F [] G
Statement of Significance by __ F_o_r_be_s~/

_S_ch_u_l_e_r _
Period through the Revivals of the tum of the twentieth century.
Washington St. School, three monuments-the Soldiers' Monument, the Doughboy and the
Congregational, Immaculate Conception and S15.Anargyroi--the Immaculate Conception rectory,
Washington Street.
FORM B - BUILDING Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Fonn Number
Massachusetts Historical Commission I 69-462 I I Marlborough I I~A__ I 130

80 Boylston Street
Town Ma rlborollO"h
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Main Street area
\ Address
Historic Name
]85-187 Main Street
People's National Bank:

Marlborough Cooperative Bank
Uses: Present Commercial
Original Commercial
Date of Construction ca] 890-9?
Source Moineall photo Collection: maps: style
Style/Form Qlleen Anne
Architect/Builder I F Warren
Exterior Material:
Foundation (not visible)
Wallrrrim brick and stone veneer
u: I uu; au I UC::/.>, I) ~H)'. £:u ••.•",. l.< separate Roof (not visible)
Ou tbuildings/Second aly Structures _
none
Major Alterations (with dates) _
Storefront replaced, marqnee added: two-part

N
rear addition
Condition __ ~fa~j..L.r _
Moved [ X] no [ ] yes Date ~N~T/~A~ _
Decorded by Anne Forbes Setting On main downtown commercial
urganization for Marlboro Hist Comm street Renaissance Revival stone bank to F:
Date 3/3] 194 modem] -staG' brick bllildjnO' to Vl

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BUILDING FORM
ARCHITEcrURAL DESCRIPTION [X] see continuation sheet

Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other
buildings within the community.
This building is one of the most flamboyant of the few commercial blocks remaining on Main Street
that pre-date the turn of this century. It is a tall four-story, two-bay brick building, with a facade
of brick- and stone veneer. Its original three-arched first-story storefront has been completely
replaced, but the upper part of the facade retains its original character. Here is a combination of
rough-faced, red-orange stone blocks, and the same yellow-orange (buff) brick that appears in the I
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Warren Block (MHC #129--NR), several doors to the east.
The second and third stories are filled with a pair of shallow two-story cast iron bay windows set
into wide segmental-arched openings. At the fourth story are four replacement I-over-l-sash
windows, with blocked-up transoms.
The wall surface of this facade is more animated than on any other building on Main Street.
Rough-faced stone blocks cover the exposed wall of the second and third stories, and form large
voussoirs across the top of the bay windows. Simple quatre-foil-like panels are interspersed over
their surface. (Cont.)

Explain history of the building. Explain its associations with. local (or state) history. Include uses of the
building, and the rale(s) the owners/occupants played within the community.
#187 Main Street is significant as the first building on Marlborough's Main Street built by a bank
for its headquarters. It was built as the People's National Bank, and later, after the People's Bank
;'
built a newer building next door at #179-181 Main, it housed the Marlborough Cooperative Bank.
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The People's National Bank was founded in 1878, during a slowdown in Marlborough's industrial
economy, largely as a result of efforts by D.W. Hitchcock and others. Its first president was Elbridge
Howe, and upon his death, Mr. Hitchcock succeeded to the presidency. The original cashier, who
continued in the post for many years, was John L. Stone.
The original offices of the People's Bank were located in the old Town Hall. In 1882 the bank
moved to the recently-built Temple Building at 149 Main (Form #49-NR), and in 1890 it purchased
the land for this building.
The Marlborough Cooperative Bank was incorporated in 1890, with Charles F. Robinson as
President. It merged with the People's National Bank in the 1920's, and was located here for many
years.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES ] see continuation sheet

Conklin.
Hurd.
Marlborough directories.
Marlborough Historical Society: Moineau photo collection.
Pictorial Marlborou!!h. 1879.
[ X] Recommended for listinz in the National Resister of Historic Places. If checked, a completed
National Register Oiteri.a Statement fom~ is attached.
INVENTORY FORM CONTINUATION SHEET Community Property
Marlborough People's National!

Marlborough Coop. Bank
Massachusetts Historical Commission
80 Boylston Street Areats) Form No.
Boston, Massachusetts 02116 A 130
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION, cont.

The fourth story is clad in an orange brick veneer, corbeled at the cornice line. A central facade
gable, as in the Warren Block, is filled with patterned "basket-weave" brick, and flanked by a pair
of heavy piers of alternating brick and stone. At the upper cornice is a prominent copper molding;
a decorative iron balustrade embellishes the front roof line.
The builder of this structure was the prolific Joseph E. Warren, who was also responsible for the
construction of the nearby Warren Block and the First Baptist Church, along with many other
buildings in the area.
80 Boylston Street
Areats) Form No(s).
A 64, 80, 81, 86, 98, 99, 112, 113, 105,

106, 120, 127, 128,cnID131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 155,
173, 183, 184, 185, 192, 193, 19~ 208, 209, 473, 504,
805, 900, 901, 902, 906, 911, 912


[x] Contributing to a potential historic district [1 Potential historic district
Criteria: [x] A [] B [x] C [J D
Criteria Considerations: [] A [] B [J C [] D [] E [] F [] G
Statement of Significance by __ F_o_r_be_s~/

~S~ch~u~l_e~r _
Washington S1, School, three monuments--the Soldiers' Monument, the Doughboy and the
Washington Street.
Massachusetts Historical Commission I 69-465 I I Marlborough II A I 131

80 Boylston Street
Town Marlborough
Historic Name.; _
Present Commercial
Original Commercial
Date of Construction _---'-c.•..

a'---'1~9~3~5 _
Maps; style
Federal Revival
chitect/Builder unknoWD
Sketch Map Foundation brick

it. Number each property for which individual WaIlfTrim brick
inventory [orms have been completed. Label streets,
including route numbers, if any. Attach a separate Roof slate
none
Major Alterations (with dates} _
All storefronts replaced--mid-1ate ?Oth C
N Condition fair
Moved [ XJ no [ ] yes Date ~N ...•.•..•..

/A",-- _
....•
ecorded by Anne Forbes Setting On main downtown commercial
Organization for Marlboro Hist Comm street. jn front of '.teep rock ledge Modern
Date 3/31/94 l-story brick stores to F small park to W

BUILDING FORM
ARCHITECfURAL DESCRIPTION [ J see continuation sheet

This building illustrates a type of small one-story multi-store commercial block that was built,
usually in isolated examples, in many New England towns during the 1930's, when Royal Barry
Wills and others were popularizing solid, small-scale buildings reminiscent of commercial buildlings
of the colonial and federal periods. (A near twin to this building exists at 59-73 Main Street in
Concord, and it is highly possible that both were designed by the same architect.) The use of
warm-toned rustic brick for the parapet end- and party-walls, and costly slate, with copper flashing,
in the gabled roof is typical of these buildings. This one is a three-part, symmetrical arangement
of a cupolaed central block of two or three stores flanked by a pair of lower-roofed two-store
sections. An arched louvered vent breaks the center of the roof plane in each of the side sections.
Surviving architectural trim here includes a molded wooden cornice at the front roofline, with a
dentil course below. Although all the storefronts have been changed, the general arrangement of
wide openings with large display windows and recessed entries remains. A course of vertical bricks
forms the lintel across the top of the openings. An intact window bay, with four large panes,
remains in the west end wall.

building, and the roleis) the owners/occupants played within the community.
One of a few small, handsome "infill" buildings constructed on Main Street in the 1920's through
early 1940's, this building will require further research to determine the circumstances of its
construction. It stands on the site of one former business block and part of another--the ca. 1890
one-story, five-store Campbell block, and the three-store Brown Block.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES ] see continuation sheet
Maps and Atlases: 1938 Sanborn.
[ X] Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, a completed
National Register Criteria Statement [orin is attached.
80 Boylston Street
Area(s) Form No(s).
A 64, 80, 81, 86, 98, 99, 11~ 113, 105,

106, 120, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 155,
173, 183, 184, 185, 192, 193, 194,208,209,473,504,
805, 900, 901, 902, 906, 911, 912

[ ] Individually eligible [J<] Eligible only in a historic district

[x] Contributing to a potential historic district [ -l Potential historic district
Criteria: [x] A [J B [x] C [] D
Statement of Significance by __ F_o_r_be_s_/~S_ch_u_l_e_r _

the old Post Office (all eligible individually, as well.) and, eligible as part of a district: the
Washington S10 School, three monuments--the Soldiers' Monument, the Doughboy and the
Washington Street.

80 Boylston Street
Town Marl horOl 19h
Historic Name First National Bank
Original Commercial
Date of Construction 1925-26
Source Maps: style
Style/Form Renaissance Revival
Archi teet/Builder __ l~!D~k_n_o_w~n _
Exterior Material:
Sketch Map Foundation not visible (marble veneered)

it. Number each property for which individual WalllTrirn stone ;
with brick sides
including route numbers, if any. Attach a separate Roof not visible
none
large mid-20th-century addition on east end
N
Condition go-o_d _
Moved [ X] no [ ] yes Date _N_T/~A _
Organization for Marlboro Hist Comm street Farly-20th C brick 2-story block to F-
Date 3131/94 modern 7-story concrete building to W

Marlborough First National Bank
Massachusetts Historical Commission Area Form

80 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116 A 132
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION, cont.

The interior of this building, in its hipped, vaulted ceiling with large central colored-glass skylight,
also mimics its predecessor. Here the walls of the large square banking room are articulated by high
blind arches.
In the mid-twentieth century, the building was enlarged with an addition on the east end. The
addition is built of a similar stone and has an identical base; its window and cornice are smaller and
simpler than those in the main building. The northeast facade comer is undercut at the first story
to accommodate a comer entry.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, cont.

power held by Marlborough's industrialists and wealthiest merchants over the city's economy, in
1897, a generation after its founding, the bank's officers were still shoe manufacturers, major
builders, and the owners of its largest store. T.A. Coolidge was president, builder George Cate was
vice-president, and the directors were L.P. Howe, T.A. Coolidge, William and William L. Morse,
George Cate, Frank Mason, and Charles W. Curtis.
The National Bank remained at Gay and Mechanic Streets through the tum of the century. In
1925-26 it constructed this building on the site of the old Estabrook Block.
BUILDING FORM
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION [X] see continuation sheet

This building is highly significant to the streetscape of Main Street as one of a pair of well-
preserved stone-faced Renaissance Revival bank buildings. It stands nearly opposite its companion,
the slightly earlier second building of the People's National Bank (see Form #105). Both are
three-bay structures with tall round-arched windows spanning two stories and filling most of the
facade, with the bank entry in the lower section of the central window bay. In contrast to the heavy
proportions and prominent stone-block surface of the People's Bank, however, the facade here is
higher, smooth-faced, and its detail is generally flatter, more delicate, and more attenuated. Four
flat, fluted Ionic pilasters which separate the bays rise from a high glazed granite base to a classical
entablature and cornice adorned with dentil and egg-and-dart courses. Above the roofline, instead
of a balustrade, this building has a solid, rectangular-paneled stone parapet. The multi-light, wood-
mullioned windows are framed by heavy keystoned stone moldings. The entry, which has a modern
glass-and-metal door, has a molded stone architrave and foliate-carved surround. (cant).

building, and the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community. \
"
The second bank established in Marlborough, the First National Bank was organized in 1863 with
a capital of $50,000. Its founding was largely the result of efforts by the seventy-year-old Mark Fay,
the same man who had successfully launched the Marlborough Savings Bank three years earlier, (see
Form #155,) and had brought the Fitchburg Railroad into the town in the 1850's. Within two years
the bank's funds had increased to $200,000. The first officers included Mark Fay as president and
Edmund C. Whitney as cashier, and, as directors, Samuel and Joseph Boyd, William Gibbon, William
Morse, 2nd, John Whiton, Erastus and George Woods, and Sidney and Mark Fay. William Gibbon
became president upon Mark Fay's death in 1876; he was succeeded in 1878 by shoe-manufacturer
Sidney G. Fay.
In 1868, at a time when lower Mechanic Street appeared to be developing into a downtown business
district, the Savings Bank and National Bank built a small Greek Revival brick building on the
northwest corner of Mechanic and Gay Streets (demolished). They shared the space for many years,
and after the Savings Bank constructed the building at 32 Mechanic Street for its own use in the
early 1890's, the First National Bank occupied the entire double bank building. Illustrative of the
(cont)

MarlboroughHistorical Society: Moineau photo collection.
Pictorial Marlborough, 1879.
Marlborough directories.
National Register Criteria Statement [orm is attached.
80 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116 Marlborough Main and Prospect
Area(s) Form No(s).
A 120
[x] Individually eligible [ ] Eligible only in a historic district

Statement of Significance by __ F_o_rb_e_s_I_S_c_h_u_le_r _

The Marlborough High School meets Criteria A and C and is eligible for the National Register
individually and as part of the Main Street district. The property articulates the growth and
development of the town to a city with centralized services. The 1898 central high school,
designed by local architect Charles Barnes, indicates the growth in population and the
importance of the schools with the construction of this large red brick Colonial Revival building.
FORM B - BUILE>ING Assessor's number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
Massachusetts Historical Commission 69-480 II Marlborough I A 133

80 Boylston Street
Town Marlborough
Historic Name Rice Building
Original Commercial
Date of Construction __ c_a_19_1_9 _
Source Maps; style
Style/Form astylistic
Architect/Builder __ l~lO~k~n~o~w_D~ _
Exterior Material:
Sketch Map Foundation brick

it. Number each property for which individual Wallffrim brick
including route numbers, if any. A uacb a separate Roof not visible
none
Major Alterations (with dates ) _
Gabled roof added--mid-20th C Storefronts
all doors replaced: 2nd-stoT)' sash replaced
Condition fa~i~r _
Moved [Xl no [ ] yes Date ~N~/~A _
Organization for Marlboro Hist Carom street Modernized ?-story building to F:
Date 3/31/94 Altered ca 1970's l-stQJY store block to W

BUILDING FORM
ARCHITECfURAL DESCRIPTION [ ] see continuation sheet

Describe architectural [eatures. Evaluate the characteristics oj this building in terms of other
One of the plainest of the early-twentieth-century "infill" commercial buildings on Main Street, the
Rice Building nevertheless contributes the characteristics of the years just after World War I to the
mixture of architectural types and styles. A relatively unadorned rectangular box, the simplicity of
its flat, two-story brick facade is relieved by a small amount of concrete detail: a flat concrete band
spans the facade just below the roofline; above it "Rice" appears in a concrete tablet. A similar
)
name plate with "Rice Building" is mounted over the entry to the upper floors, with is located in
the east corner of the facade. The sills of the second-story double-hung windows (two pairs, a )
three-part, and a single window over the east door), are also concrete. Bands of vertical bricks
also add subtle accents to the facade: at the window and store-front lintels, and in a band course
above each story. The storefronts here, though replacements, maintain their basic configuration
of two display windows and a recessed entry.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE (J see continuation sheet

building, and the role(s) the ownersloccupants played within the community.
This little building, one of the last on Main Street to be built with more than one story, had three
stores on the first floor, and offices at the second. The offices were occupied by the building's
owner, attorney John E. Rice, and another lawyer, Willfam E. Brewin.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES [ J see continuation sheet

National Register Criteria Statement form is attached.
80 Boylston Street
Area(s) Form No(s).
A 64, 80, 81, 86, 98, 99, 112, 113, 105,

106, 120, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132@134, 135, 155,
173, 183, 18~ 185, 19~ 193, 194, 208, 209, 473, 504,
805, 900, 901, 902, 906, 911, 912

Check an that apply:

Statement of Significance by __ F_o_r_be_s_I_S_ch_u_l_er _

Washington St. School, three monuments--the Soldiers' Monument, the Doughboy and the
Congregational, Immaculate Conception and Sts. Anargyroi-vthe Immaculate Conception rectory,
Washington Street.
80 Boylston Street
Town MarIborollgh
Main Street Commercial area
Historic Name Addison Block
Uses: Present Commercial, residential
Original Commercial, residential
Date of Construction early 20th century

(parts may be 1862)
Source Maps; style
Style/Form Col Revival/Qlleen Anne
Architect/Builder lJnknown
Exterior Material:
Sketch Map Foundation granite

it. Number each property for which individual WaIlffrim brick and synthetic siding
including route numbers, if any. Attach a separate Roof not yjsible
none
1
Some storefront alteration; some upper wjndow
sash replaced; shutters added Much trim gone

N
Condition __ f_;l_ir~ _
Moved [ X] no [ ] yes Date ~N_/~A _
Organization for Marlboro Hist Comm street at corner of Windsor 1882 brick store!
Date 3/31/94 hotel block to W 1890's high school opposite

BUILDING FORM
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION [ 1 see continuation sheet

This building, though altered, retains its form and general appearance as Main Street's only example
of a building type that was being developed in cities from the 1890's to 1910's--the brick and wood-
frame store/apartment complex. Conforming to a trapezoidal lot at the corner of Windsor Street,
it is an irregularly-shaped four-story building with a flat roof. The first story is of brick construction,
and houses four stores-vtwo west, and one east of a central entry, where the door to the apartments
(a modern replacement) is recessed under a keystoned brick archway. Over the arch, in a carved
granite block, is the name "Addison." This building contains some ofthe better-preserved storefronts
on Main Street. The easternmost, although its door has been replaced, retains its large plate glass
display windows with wood surround and panels below. The multi-light windows of the two western
storefronts appear to be replacements, as are their wood and glass doors. Most of the wall and
cornice area above the storefonts remains intact.
The three upper stories are set back from the cornice line of the stores. In a configuration common
to transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival apartment buildings, both the front and east side
elevations alternate between flat wall plane and projecting bays. On the main facade two bays are
polygonal; the corner bay is round. Although the windows have been replaced (some formerly held
lozenge-paned sash), and much of the trim has been lost, fluted corner pilasters with bracketed ")
capitals remain at the building corners, and a dentilated cornice marks the roofIine.
.
i

building, and the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community.
The Addison Block, as an early-twentieth-century combination commercial block and apartment

complex, truly embodies the evolution of Main Street from its days as the primary industrial center
of Marlborough to an early-modern downtown of stores, offices, and multi-unit dwellings. It stands
on the site, and probably on the foundation, of one of Marlborough's many boot- and shoe factories
of the second half of the nineteenth century, the westernmost of the two former Clapp & Billings
factories (originally built in 1862 by E.F. Longley). Just behind it on Windsor Street was another part
of the factory, and behind that, a bowling alley. The other, easternmost factory had been replaced
in the 1890's by the A.O.H. Building and the Bond Building (both demolished).

Hurd, D. Hamilton. History of Middlesex County. 1890 ..
Maps and Atlases: Sanborns.
[X] Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, a completed
National Register Criteria Statement [orm is attached.
80 Boylston Street
Area(s) Form No(s).
A 64, 80, 81, 86, 98, 99, 112, 113, 105,

106, 120, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132, 133~ 135, 155,
173, 183, 184, 185, 192, 193, 194, 208, 209, 473, 504,
805, 900, 901, 902, 906, 911, 912


Statement of Significance by __ F_o_r_b_es~/_S_ch_u_l_e_r _

the old Post Office (all eligible individually, as well.) and, eligible as part of a district: the
Washington St. School, three monuments--the Soldiers' Monument, the Doughboy and the
Volunteer, the John Brown Bell, three other churches and related buildings-vthe Union
Washington Street.
FORM H - PARKS AND USGS Quad Area(s) Form No. Forms within
LANDSCAPE FEATURES I Marlboro I '----_1 II 911 912
Town Marlborough
Fast Village/Spring Hill
Address Main Street at Bolton
Historic Name I rnjon Common
~
-- Ownership: [X] private [] public
I
't"
_.Ao, .,' •.• -;"! I . ',""'" '" 'I' ;"i::: ' ::::\;,,,, \.".. Type of Park or Landscape Feature
,,:,.:' I dl~ 'III. liil!lit\llilill'dL"", \.l"")1111\1111'\\111111 (check one):
I
- u.j..-..1
~
..
- --'- -- . _._ ..~.•.. _.- -
1 park
X] green or common X
1
~ farm land
mine or quarry
garden training field
-'~'
_ .•..-
_ i'" _
-
._
~---'- j boulevard/parkway
other _
Sketch Map Date of Construction from ca 1806

it. Number each property for which individual Source town histories i
chmch records
including route numbers, if any. Attach a separate Landscape architect N..•..
/""-A""'---- _
lv\:,~(L6,&~:l\\" Location of Plans _
~ IJ"-rYcP 6-~(f'
]9 ~I 6-!+ ST· none
<i ~q\\ ,\.... Alterations/Intrusions (with dates) _
rfj - "",-",01-'6 .
1}Jb-~ 0
1968' erection of stone and brick tower to
GD
N house John Brown Bell (See also Page 2)
Condition good
Recorded by Anne Forbes , consultant Setting At comer of Bolton i

in mixed com·
Organization for Marlboro Hist Comm mercia] area of early-nineteenth-C to modem
Date 6/30/94 buildings First ChJlTch facing N edge

PARKS AND LANDSCAPES FORM
VISUAL/DESIGN ASSESSMENT [) see continuation sheet

Describe topography and layout. Note structures such as bandstands, gazebos, sheds, stone walls, monuments, and fountains.
Note landscaping features such as formal plantings, agricultural plantings, and bodies of water. If possible, compare current
appearance with original.
The shape of the common or park that today provides a welcome "green" space at the northeast
corner of the Main and Bolton Street intersection was changed and enlarged somewhat over the
years as the streets were realigned. In the latter part of the nineteenth century, a small mid-
intersection triangle which had been the site of an early schoolhouse was eliminated, what had been
a slightly southeastern slant to the foot of Bolton Street was straightened, and the open area here
assumed its present form as a long, gently sloping rectangle. The landscaping of the common with
a central maple-lined brick pathway was apparently done during the second half of the nineteenth
century. The modern cast-aluminum picket fence and, on the east side, a chain-link fence, replace
a former wrought-iron fence.
Two objects from elsewhere III the community were eventually relocated here. A pedestaled
octagonal granite-block watering trough of 1893 was moved here ·\firthe central path from the
intersection of Main and East Main Streets at the turn of the century, when streetcar tracks were
being laid down. In 1968, when the GAR Building on Main Street was to be tom down during an
urban renewal campaign, the John Brown Bell from Harper's Ferry (see Form #912), which had f
hung on the side of the building, was moved here to the comer, and installed in a new stone and
brick tower.
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE [X] see continuation sheet

Discuss history of use. Evaluate the historical associations of the landscape/park with the community.
The Union Common, (also known over the years as the East Common, and later Union Park), is the
oldest and most significant open space in the eastern part of Marlborough's downtown. Together
with the earlier "old" common at the intersection of Main and Prospect Streets, about a third of a
mile to the west, it is a reminder of the interlinking of landscape with church and public outdoor
functions that was traditional in most New England communities, especially during the nineteenth
century. In 1806, the town built a new church on the south slope of Spring Hill to replace the aging
1688 meetinghouse that stood on the old common (see Form #194). The property acquired for the
church stretched from what is today a parcel on the north side of High Street south to Main Street,
and included this land. The 1806 church itself was replaced in 1836, and again, after a fire, in 1853.
High Street was put through in front of the church in 1855. The new church building was aligned
to face south over the open space that over the years had come to be used for many open-air
gatherings and celebrations. Like the old common, this "east common" was used also used as a
military drill field. The Marlborough Rifle Company, for instance, held training maneuvers here.
(Cont.)
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES:

Bigelow.
Church records.
Hudson.
Hurd, D.H. History of Middlesex County, Mass.. 1890.
Maps and atlases: Walling: 1871, Beers: 1875; Bailey & Hazen: 1878; Walker: 1889; Sanboms
[Xl Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, you must attach a completed
National Register Criteria Statement form.
Marlborough Union Common

Massachusetts Historical Commission
80 Boylston Street Area Form No.
Boston, MA 02116 I 911
HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, cont.

In 1887-88 the question of the legal ownership of the common occupied much interest in the
community. Both the town and the Union Society, the legal body that owned the church building
and property, claimed ownership of the common. Two prominent Marlborough lawyers were
involved in arguing the dispute--James McDonald represented Marlborough, and E.F. Johnson spoke
for the Union Society. The case was finally decided by the Superior Court in favor of the Union
Society, and the common has remained under church ownership until the present time.
-::ms _
---
80 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02116 Marlborough Main St. at Bolton
Area(s) Form No(s).
I 911
{xl Individually eligible { 1 Eligible only in a historic district

[xl Contributing to a potential historic district [l Potential historic district
Criteria: {xl A [] B ll C [] D
Criteria Considerations: [] A Il B [] C tl D [l E u F [l G
Statement of Significance by __ F_o_r_b_es_I_S_ch_u_l_e_r _

Union Common meets Criterion A of the National Register as the oldest and most significant open
space in the downtown Marlborough, and is representative of the Common as an important part
of eighteenth and nineteenth century community planning and development in New England. The
Common retains integrity of location, setting, feeling, and association.

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FORM B·- BUII;QING In Area no. Form no.

MASSA.CHUSETTS HISTORICAL CO?'>1MISSro:.;

Main & Prospect Sts,

ooms; otherwige vacant

4. l\lap. Draw sketch of UI1QI v b

in relation to nearest cross streets and

plan with 2 gabled o9vilion3. Hipp

roof. Rece3~ed entranceg with

One acre or less x Over one acr e

Approximate distance of building from st r e e

N 6. Recorded by Harr i e t \Yh i t e

.....,....•., ,.,., n,..,

coffered ceilings. Semi-circular arched entrances. BUilding situated on

.' _.~lme Frank D. v'Jalker Build ing

" resent use Marlborough CETA

resent owner City of fl"iarlborougb

____ ----J L Outbuildings

One acre or less __ Over one acre-X..--

Appr oxi mate frontage Joo'

Organi zat ion >.ar J. t.o ro } 1 :'\1-:;: j no!' :...cpt ..

8. Themes (check as many as applicable)

Aboriginal Conservation Recreation

9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above)

The opening and dedication was held on September 10, 1898.

Currently, the Frank D. Walker Building houses the Marlborough

Annual Reports of the City of Marlborough (Marlborough Public Librarv)

Massachusetts Historical Commission I 70-28 I I Marlborough I I A I 127

Place (neighborhood or village) _

Main Street commercial area

Address 121 Main Street

te the Historic Name FeeleyfPastille Blljldjng

Date of Construction ca 1880's

Source Maps; style

Style/Form Queen Anne

Major Alterations (with dates) facade doors

and upper windows replaced

Moved [ X) no [ ] yes Date ~N~/A~ _

Acreage less than one acre

'~corded by Anne Forbes Setting On main downtown commercial

Date 3/31/94 small parkin~ lot to west

ARCHITEcrURAL DESCRIPTION [ ] see continuation sheet

HISTORICAL NARRATIVE [] see continuation sheet

BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES [ ] see continuation sheet

Maps and Atlases: Walker: 1889; Sanboms.

[ X] Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, a

Place (neighborhood or village) _

Main Street commercial area

Address 126-136 Main Street

\ Frank I Sher Building

Sketch Map Foundation nat visible

Major Alterations (with dates) most doors and

display windows replaced Glass panels re-

moved from some areas (See also Page 2 )

Moved [ Xl no [ ] yes Date ~N_/~A _

Acreage less than one acre

Recorded by Anne Forbes Setting On main downtown commercial

Date 3/31194 City HaJJ to W : parking to rear and opposite

Area(s) Form No(s).

A 64, 80, 81, 86, 98, 99, 112, 113, 105,

National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form

[ ] Individually eligible [ ] Eligible only in a historic district